The lusty month of May is packed with active aspects all the way through. We begin with cardinal squares from Mercury and Venus in Aries and Saturn, the nodes, and Pluto in Capricorn, from May 1st – 9th. In the first third of this month, the drive to act independently comes into conflict with powerful structures. We have to find a way to express our original thoughts and assert our independence within the finite limits of time, or despite the limits imposed by global or national systems. In a helpful way, Mercury sextile Mars in Gemini on May 1st sparks some ideas, and Mercury trine Jupiter on the 2nd inspires us to think even bigger. We can change existing systems of power, and we’re going to need lots of independent, original thinking to get there.

On May 4th we have a new moon at 14.10 Taurus. The Taurus lunar cycle is always a nice time to ground ourselves and remember that we are embodied. If it’s spring where you are, this may also be the very beginning of a season when you can actually go outside and put your bare feet on the earth without freezing your toes off. The new moon, exalted in Taurus, is sextile Neptune in Pisces. This friendly exchange from earth sign to water sign echoes throughout the month, with the sun sextile Neptune on May 8th, Mercury sextile Neptune on May 15th, and Venus sextile Neptune on May 30th. It’s a reminder of your capacity for manifestation. Everything that is now real first existed in the imagination. This cross-fertilization of the real and the imaginal is the cycle of creativity. Consider what you will create in this lunar cycle.

Mars, still in Gemini, opposes Jupiter on May 5th. Mars opposite Jupiter speaks of big enthusiasm, impulsivity, and increased drive. Lots of ideas begin to flower following the new moon! Just exercise caution so you don’t overdo it. On May 6th, Mercury leaves Aries for Taurus. Mercury really slows down in Taurus. In this sign, he takes a lot of time to think over things, and even more time to speak. That old saying, "Don't speak unless you can improve upon the silence,” applies here. Mercury meets Uranus here on May 8th. When the sun met Uranus in Taurus just a couple of weeks before this, we celebrated Earth Day, had conversations about the urgency of climate change, and discussed the radical proposal that the U.S. government address income inequality partly by forgiving student loan debt and providing debt-free higher education. Expect these topics to be relevant through 2026, and expect a spike in conversation every time there is a major aspect like a conjunction involving Uranus. Throughout May, we’ll be discussing the sensible, radical innovations we can make around Taurean themes of money, earth, pleasure, sex, food, possessions, and value.

Venus trine Jupiter on May 9th is a fun aspect that somewhat augments the Venus-Pluto square happening on the same day. A fire trine (unlike a cardinal square) is an invitation to adventure, passion, and joy. Assert independence and refuse to engage in Plutonian manipulation. From May 11th through the 31st, we have a series of earthy trines from planets in Taurus to planets in Capricorn. Following the tension of the cardinal squares in the first third of May, this is the opportunity to change the systems that were cramping your style. With a trine, there is always the possibility of taking the easy route or ignoring the possibility, so how you use it is up to you. If you take what is offered, then you can use your creativity to sculpt some of the realities you want to see in the world. Earth trines are excellent supportive aspects for real, practical, embodied action.

At the same time, aiding us in our practical endeavors, we have a series of sextiles from planets in Taurus to the north node in Cancer, starting with sun sextile north node on May 11th, then Mercury sextile the north node on the 16th, and Venus sextile the north node on the 31st. That north node points the wise way forward. It is a council of wise elders convening; the matriarchs speaking up to remind us what we care about.When personal planets make contact with the north node from the sign of Taurus this month, it’s a call to create and nurture what you care about in a very real, practical, embodied way. Mama Bear what matters to you.

Venus in Aries sextiles Mars in Gemini on May 14th, signaling a fun last fling before she moves into her home sign of Taurus on the 15th. Venus in Taurus loves natural beauty and physicality. She’s sensual in this sign, but she also values dependability and stability more than anything else. It’s not just about stopping to smell the roses while she’s here – it’s about growing a rose garden that she can sit in to smell the roses all. day. every. day. Venus meets Uranus on May 18th, so we have another little spike in the conversation I mentioned above, about those radical, sensible innovations of Taurean themes.

On the 15th, Mars leaves Gemini for Cancer. Cancer is the sign of Mars’ fall, which means that he has difficulty expressing himself in his naturally assertive/aggressive way here. Mars in Cancer usually doesn’t want to fight, which can lead to passive-aggressive behavior instead of assertive action if we’re not self-aware. But a planet in fall is not always terrible—Mars in Cancer can be peaceful, and uses his drive best to protect others. This ingress represents the very tip of the Cancer-Capricorn season that’s going to hit hard in July’s eclipse-season, so pay attention to what comes up for you mid-May.

Our full moon is at 27.38 Scorpio on May 18th. The moon opposes Mercury in Taurus, making this a balancing act for the head and the heart. Scorpio is Mars-driven and passionate, constantly engaged in a process of transformation, while Taurus is all about creating beautiful, unchanging surroundings. Your heart may want to burn it all down and start over, throwing yourself into the next phase, but your head may be telling you to hold on to what you have. If you can listen to both, this is a dynamic full moon for magic, celebration, and creation.

On the 20th, Saturn meets the south node in Capricorn. We will need to deal with the shadow-side of tradition, which is something we’ll be doing a lot over the next couple of years, and especially in July. Which traditions must be protected, and which ones need to evolve? What’s lurking in the shadows of our traditions? On the 22nd, Mars in Cancer sextile Uranus reminds us that sometimes protecting what we care about requires us to make changes.

The sun moves into Gemini on the 21st with Mercury, who rules this sign. While Mercury in Taurus is more of the strong, silent type, Mercury in Gemini is a total Chatty Cathy. Mercury here loves smart conversation (sometimes including juicy gossip), jokes, wordplay, and reading anything and everything. Mercury echoes some of the aspects that Mars will have recently made in Gemini, squaring Neptune on the 29th and opposing Jupiter on the 30th. Mercury square Neptune is an aspect that could be parlayed into fantastic, imaginative uses of language or signify outright deception. Mercury opposite Jupiter, with both of these planets in the signs they rule, is all about the healthy tension between belief and questioning, Truth with a capital T and multiple perspectives, philosophical knowledge and trivia.

And still we see our aforementioned earthy trines and earth-water sextiles continue to play out at the end of this month. There is a very strong, stable theme running through May that is about protecting what you care about, and taking practical steps to give your imaginary creations real form. Embody your values. Bring the imaginal into the material. Enjoy the beauty that life has to offer right here, right now.

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Bustle quoted me again, this time in an article about how to tell if someone with air sign placements is crushing on you. Link in bio!⠀
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"In order for an air sign to really start crushing on you, they'll need to connect with you on an intellectual level first. "Good conversation is essential to them," Goss says. So they may ask for your opinion on things like politics, pop culture, or anything that's worth talking about. According to Goss, air signs are the most driven by the exchange of ideas. "This lets them show off their natural intelligence and cleverness," she says. "They also do it because they really want to get to know you."⠀
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Image Credit: Andrew Zaeh for Bustle.⠀
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Just for fun! I was featured in Bustle's article on earth signs. Want to know if a Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn is crushing on you? Link in bio.⠀
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'"Earth signs deal with the realm of the material, so someone with earth sign placements is likely to show romantic interest in material and practical ways," Goss says. They may show their interested through physical touch. For instance, they may place their hand on your arm when you're touching or stay close when you're walking together.'⠀
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Mercury enters Taurus today, where he slows down and contemplates before speaking, if he speaks at all. Mercury here is more about doing: growing things, building things, and expressing oneself through the manifestation of effort. Actions speak louder than words now. Mercury meets Uranus, sometimes called the higher octave of Mercury, in this sign (exact May 8th). Again, those themes of rewilding, radical pleasure, and the economy come to the forefront. What are you doing to rewild?⠀
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Some of that knowing comes through your nightdreams. Some of it comes through your daydreams: those visions of your future self that you just know are going to be real. You know it in your bones. If you tried to explain the embodied knowledge of your daydream self to someone else, that person might think you were talking about a wish, not a knowing. But if your body knows that something is true, you have to trust that. You don't have to tell anyone about it, and in fact it might feel safer not to. Let them be mystified. Go with your gut. Trust your bones.⠀
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It's Beltane and I'm taking the day to do some non-business-related activities: reading, writing poetry, planting, and candle-making. I don't think about having a "balance" between "work" and "life" because so much of my work now is a joy, and I'm grateful for that. I think instead about the wheel of my life: business, creative play, health, home, relationships, spirituality...and how much attention everything is getting. Is every plant in the garden of my life getting water and sunlight? Some need more than others at different times.
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In reading Team Human, I'm confronting my complicity with algorithmic systems like Instagram, designed to capture attention, persuade us to purchase, extract data, and keep us hungry for more. It's a sick system that I have chosen to avoid as much as possible in my personal life. The conundrum is in running a business when social media has become the marketplace. I am also here to persuade, but I am more interested in commerce, in running a sustainable business, than I am in constant growth. I want to reach those who are ready to awaken their consciousness with astrology and coaching so I can help them recover their own power and transcend this exploitative game. And I'm on here because I have to meet you where you are. Maybe my way of being a spoilsport is to invite you to read long book passages on a photo app, and to make those book passages about breaking the system?
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Oh, and btw, I got this from the public library. It's great; it's like an IRL internet where you can access all kinds of knowledge for free, except the information is much more likely to be accurate. + NO ADS.
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Read Team Human. Find the Others.
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Saturn stations retrograde at 21 degrees of Capricorn today. Just like every year, this retrograde lasts about 4 ½ months. Saturn will station direct at 14 degrees of Capricorn on September 18th. If you have personal planets between 14-21 degrees of Cardinal signs, you’re getting another taste of this salty Saturn transit this summer. This is yet another opportunity to reflect on your relationship to responsibility. What do you expect to reap, based on what you’ve sown so far? Are any of your actions out of alignment with your sense of integrity? Recognize real limitations and either work within them or work hard to push beyond them in responsible ways.⠀
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Image: Zodiac symbols painted Relief on the terrace of a Gopuram at Kanipakam Lord Shiva temple, via Wikimedia Commons⠀
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Happy to hear this feedback from my client Desiree, after her Story of You Consultation last week!⠀
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Have you ever reached that point when you were so clear on what you had to do that the fear dropped away?⠀
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Fear has no chance when our minds are made up. Fear loosens its grip on us when we have clarity about what must be done.⠀
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Clarity has that power. It diminishes fear the way light chases away the darkness.⠀
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What do you know is right? What do you know you have to do? What difference do you know you can make, right now, today? ⠀
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I was trying to do work @cocoagrinder but then I found this Mysteries of the Unknown series that Time-Life published in the 80s so nevermind.
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As the moon waxed to total fullness last night, I was in a room full of amazing women talking about equal pay with @ladiesgetpaid & @hiredinc. I went to this event to watch a microdocumentary about the gender pay gap, and listen to a panel of successful women talk about how we can close it. I heard stories from women who found out that they were making as much as $80,000 less than their male coworkers for doing the same job. And by the way, it's not because women don't negotiate. We do; we just don't get the salaries we ask for. We need to continue to ask for the money we deserve. We need to do research to find out what other people are being paid for the same jobs and experience, we need more pay transparency, and we need to hold companies accountable for compensation equality. There are a lot of things people say to make this issue seem more complicated, about women leaving work to have kids, or being overrepresented in underpaid jobs like teaching. But it's not really a complicated issue. It's simple discrimination. And the simple answer would be to value women and the work that women do the way we value the contributions of men. And pay us all equally. Now. This is what the higher potential of Uranus in Taurus represents to me: changing the economy. Knowing our worth. Rising up and demanding what we deserve. ⠀
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More on this + the Libra full moon in the Lunar Letter. Read & subscribe thru the link in my bio!⠀
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